Hardy attachment for anvils.



T. E. TOTTEN.

HARDY ATTACHMENT FOR ANVILS. APPLICATION FILED DEO.19, 1912.

, 1 o5 276 Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Inventor Attorneys Witnesses Celina, in the county of UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. TOTTEN, OF CELI'NA,

OHIO, ASSIGNOB, 0F ONE-HALF OF CELINA, OHIO.

TO JACOB SCHUNCK,

HARDY ATTACHMENT FOR ANVILS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 8 1913 Application filedDecember 19,

1912. Serial No. 737,760.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS E. To'rTEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Mercer and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Hardy Attachment for Anvils, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to hardies for blacksmiths anvils and moreparticularly to one which may be readily attached to or de tached fromthe anvil.

An object is to so mount the hardy that it may 'be readily positionedupon the top of the anvil and when removed therefrom will not in any wayinterfere with the use of the anvil.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription The rod 10 which is pivotally connected at its lower end tothe foot treadle 7 is provided with the curved portion 12, theoutstanding lugs 18 and to the upper extremity of this rod is secured orformed integral therewith the hardy 4:. In order to retain the rod withthe hardy attached to the upper end thereof in the required position, aguide staple 14 is secured to the face 3 of the base, and slidablyengages the said rod. In order to insure the retention of the hardy 4:upon the upper surface 5 of the anvil, the helical tension spring 15 issecured at its lower end to the aperture 16 in the foot treadle and atits upper end to the aperture 17 of the lug 13 of the rod. The aperture16 is formed adjacent the outer extremity of the lever 7 and the springextending beproceeds, the invention resides in the combitween thisaperture and the lug aperture nation and arrangement of parts and in theallows the spring to serve a double function. details of constructionhereinafter de- That 1s, it draws the hardy down and out of scribed andclaimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, the preferable form of my invention has been shown, in whichFigure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating my improved hardyattachment for anvils. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents an anvilof the usual type and is mounted upon a suitable supporting base 2therefor. Upon the side 3 of the base 2 is mounted the supporting andactuating mechanism for the hardy l. The upper operative face of theanvil is generally designated by the numenl 5 and the side against whichthe hardy rests or contacts with is designated by the numeral 6.

A foot treadle 7 is pivotally connected to the side of the base 2 by thepivot 8 which is rigidly held to the base. The foot treadle 7 ispivotally connected at substantially its central port-ion, the frontportion of which is bent downward as at 9 to form a suitable footengaging end. The end remote therefrom is pivotally connected to the rod10 by means of the rivet or similar structure 11.

the way when the latter is moved from or above the anvil surface.Furthermore when the foot treadle 7 is pressed, the spring serves tohold the hardy against the side of the anvil 6 and when the hardy hascleared the upper surface it is immediately drawn thereover and swunginto the position as illustrated in Fig. 1. By the bending of the rod1.0, allows a smaller guide staple 14L to be used for as the rod 10 ismoved upwardly its lower end is moved outwardly by reason of the lever 7and by the inwardly extending portion 12 the rod bends inward as much asits lower end is moved outwardly, all of which is apparent from Fig. 2.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I have devised an extremelysimple hardy attachment for anvils comprising a minimum number of partsand one which possesses many desirable features.

The hardy actuating mechanism is extremely simple and may be readilyinstalled upon anyanvil base. The hardy when removed from the anvilsurface is lowered into a posit-ion which will not in any way more bythe mounting of the spring in an inclined position, the hardy is drawnforward over the anvil surface into active position and the spring tendsto hold the latter in this position.

Having thus fully disclosed the construction and operation of myimproved device,

interfere with the use of the anvil. Furtherwhat I claim to be new andoriginal with me is 1. In combination with an anvil and a base, a hardy,a supporting rod therefor, a foot treadle pivotally connected to saidbase and pivotally connected to the lower extremity of said rod, a guidemember secured to the said base and slidably engaging said rod, a springsecured to said rod and to the outer extremity of said foot treadle.

2. In combination with an anvil and a base, a rod, a hardy securedthereto and olfset therefrom, a foot treadle pivotally secured to saidbase, the outer extremity of said foot treadle being pivotally connectedto the lower extremity of said rod, said foot treadle provided with anaperture adjacent its inner extremity, said rod provided with a lugadjacent its upper end, said lug provided with an aperture therein, ahelical tension spring suspended between said apertures, a guide memberslidably engaging said rod and secured to said base.

3. In combination with an anvil and a base, a rod, a hardy securedthereto and olfset from the upper end thereof, the lower extremity ofsaid rod pivotally connected to a foot treadle pivotally mounted uponsaid base, said foot treadle pivotally supported M Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the approximatelycentrally thereof, a resilient spring secured to the inner extremity ofsaid foot treadle and to the said rod, said rod slidably engaging aguide staple secured to said base, said spring adapted to hold saidhardy upon the upper surface of said anvil.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with an anvil anda base therefor, of a rod, a hardy secured to the upper end thereof andolfset therefrom, said rod bent inward adjacent its lower extremity,said rod pivotally connected to its lower extremity to a foot treadle,said foot treadle pivotally connected approximately at its centralportion to said base, a guide member slidably engaging said rod, a lugextending from said rod and provided with an aperture therein, said foottreadle provided with an aperture adjacent one end thereof, a resilientspring secured to said apertures.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing.

as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS E. TOTTEY.

Witnesses:

T. F. THOMPSON, TRIEVA BLACK.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

